diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a34b92b35..188e34b28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ lint-yaml:
 
 commitlint:
 	git fetch -v $(shell cut -d/ -f1 <<< "$(GIT_SINCE)") $(shell cut -d/ -f2- <<< "$(GIT_SINCE)")
-	commitlint --from $(GIT_SINCE)
+	commitlint --from FETCH_HEAD
 
 .PHONY: containerized-test
 containerized-test: .test-container-id